We hold historical records relating to the East Riding dating from the 12th century to the present day. These records cover all aspects of the lives of East Riding people and range from the archives of official bodies to small collections of family papers.
The Online Archive Catalogue contains detailed information about the records that are available for consultation in our research room. The Catalogue contains a summary of each archive collection and descriptions of individual documents. It also allows you to see the catalogue for each item in the context of the whole archive of which it is part.
This is a comprehensive database of all of the catalogued archive collections of the East Riding Archives and Local Studies Service. It is continually being added to as new acquisitions and unlisted collections are catalogued. The Online Archive Catalogue links to a ‘live’ version of the database and it is always a current version of the public catalogue.
This database is the product of the work of all of our staff. A major contribution was made by the work of the ‘Reaching Out Across the Riding’ project. This was supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and enabled the then East Riding Archives Service to carry out a programme of conversion of typed lists into the Online Catalogue during 2003-2004.
Getting started
To begin searching the Online Archive Catalogue, please select one of the following links:
For help on how to search visit our online catalogue help guide.
Collections
Below is a list of collections available to search using the catalogue:
Acts of Parliament (AP)
Beverley Borough Council (DDBC, BC, DDBV, BOBE)
Board of Trade Orders (BTO)
Borough Councils (BO)
Borough [District] Councils (EY)
Cemeteries (CM)
Civil Defence (CD)
Commissioners of Sewers (CSR)
Coroners (NC)
Drainage Boards (DB)
Drainage Commissioners (DC)
East Riding County Council (CCER)
Enclosure (IA)
Family and Estate (DD) see below for full list
Health Authorities (NH)
Hedon Borough Council (DDHE)
Highways Boards (HB)
Highway Diversion Orders (HD)
Home Guard (HG)
Hospitals (NH)
Humberside County Council (DDHU)
Lieutenancy (LT)
Local Boards of Health (LB)
Miscellaneous collections (DDX)
Miscellaneous documents found amongst County Records pre-1974 (DX)
Miscellaneous purchased collections (DPX)
National Dock Labour Board (ND)
Nonconformist churches (E, MR)
North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee (NESF)
Parish Councils (PC)
Parishes [Anglican Church records for Archdeaconry of the East Riding] (PE)
Petty Sessions (PS)
Police [Humberside Police and transferred constabularies] (POL)
Poor Law Unions (PU)
Public Assistance Committees (PG)
Register of Deeds (RDB)
Rights of Way (CRW)
Rural District Councils (RD)
Rural Sanitary Authorities (RS)
Quarter Sessions (Q)
School Boards (SB)
Schools (SL)
School Grant Plans (SGP)
Shipping (NS)
Solicitors (DD) see below for full list
Territorial Army (TAF)
Tithe (TA)
Turnpike Trusts (TT)
Urban District Councils (UD)
Valuation (NV)
Vehicle Registration (CVR)
Major collections including Family, Estate and Solicitors:
Anderson family of Burnby and Kilnwick Percy (DDAN)
Beaumont family of Beverley (DDBD)
Bethell family of Rise Park (DDRI)
Bower family of Welham (DDBR)
G Brown and Elmhirst, solictors of York (DDEL)
Castle Howard Regional Community Home (DDCH)
Chichester-Constable family of Burton Constable Hall (DDCC)
Clark and Co, solicitors of Snaith (DDCL)
Eastoft family of Eastoft (DDBE)
East Yorkshire Family History Society (DDEY)
Gray, Dodsworth and Cobb, solicitors of York (DDGD)
Grimston family of Grimston Garth and Kilnwick (DDGR)
Gunby Estate (DDGU)
Harrison-Broadley family of Hull and Welton (DDHB)
Hodgson tannery, Beverley (DDHO)
Howard-Vyse family of Langton Hall (DDHV)
J A Iveson, solicitors of Hull (DDIN)
Iveson, West and Wilkinson, solicitors of Hull (DDIV)
J A Jackson and Son, solicitors of Hull (DDJA)
Keyingham Foresters Friendly Society (DDFK)
Kilnwick Estate (DDKI)
Kilnwick Percy Estate (DDKP)
Legard family of Anlaby (DDBL)
Marist College, Hull (DDMA)
Market Weighton Canal (DDMW)
MacTurk and Son, solicitors of South Cave (DDMT)
Moss, Lowe and Taylor, solicitors of Hull (DDML)
National Farmers Union, East Riding County Branch (DDFU)
National Westminster Bank, Beverley, miscellaneous documents (DDNA)
Osbaldeston and Mitford families of Hunmanby (DDHU)
G.W.A. Park, solicitor of Hull (DDPK)
Pocklington School (DDPS)
Robinson, Till and Oakley, solicitors (DDRO)
St William’s Community Home, Market Weighton (DDSW)
Saltmarshe family of Saltmarshe (DDSA)
Scarborough Public Libraries and Museums (DDSC)
Schofield Family of Sand Hall (DDSD)
R.W. Shooter diaries (DDSH)
Mrs. Christian Smith’s papers (DDCS)
Sotheron-Estcourt family estates (DDSE)
Society of Friends (Quakers) records (DDQR)
Taylor, Broomer and Co, solicitors of Howden (DDTR)
Thompson, Cook and Babington, solicitors of Hull (DDTH)
Thorpe Bassett estate (DDTB)
Walker family of Bridlington (DDWA)
Watson, Carrick and Son, solicitor of Hull (DDCK)
P J Wrangham’s papers (DDWR)
For up-to-date information about collections that have been added, please contact the East Riding Archives and Local Studies Manager, Ian Mason.
